Question

What was the Transcendentalists' general attitude toward slavery? A. That people who own slaves should be burned at the stake B. That it was unfair, but they had other problems to deal with C. That some people could be called slaves, but needed to be paid D. That it was wrong and they had an obligation to change it

Answer 1

The answer is D. That it was wrong and they had an obligation to change it.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, one of the leaders of the Transcendentalist movement, felt that slavery was directly against individualism, and that each person should value their own opinions, values, and morals. This view of slavery encouraged the people in the movement to change how society viewed and used slavery.

Answer 2

Transcendentalists didn't like slavery and were against it for the most part. I'd say the answer is D. Many transcendentalist authors wrote of a world without slavery and urged people to change their mindsets.